Qur'an 30 for 30 | Season 5
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Juz 1: Turning to Allah for Guidance | Dr. Tahir Wyatt
As this blessed month begins and we seek Allah's forgiveness, guidance, and acceptance, there is no better example to turn to than the story of Adam (AS). Adam was inspired with powerful words of forgiveness as he strove to return to Jannah, and to Allah.
Join Dr. Omar Suleiman, Sh. Abdullah Oduro, and Dr. Tahir Wyatt as they reflect on Juz 1 of the Qur'an, discussing how the Qur'an is a guidance for mankind, how to ask Allah for guidance, and how to soften your heart and repent for your sins.
Chapters:
0:48 - Introduction
📌 5:21 – Dr. Omar Suleiman reflects on the Qur'an as our guide to Allah
6:13 - The story of Adam trying to return to Jannah
7:56 - What it means to return to Allah
📌 10:48 – Sh. Abdullah Oduro reflects on those who voluntarily choose guidance
12:38 - belief in Allah
14:08 - integrity in faith
14:43 - Allah is sufficient for you
📌 16:18 – Sh. Tahir Wyatt reflects on softening your heart with the Qur'an
16:57 - Taqwa is in the heart
18:28 - The wisdom of the story of the cow
21:38 - How to attain taqwa and soften your heart
23:39 - Du'a for attaining taqwa
📌 24:09 – Closing reflections
25:10 – Adam's (AS) du'a of repentance
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Who narrated the story of the companion that famously recited Surah Al-Fatihah on a non-Muslim chief as a form of cure?
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Transcript
This transcript was auto-generated using AI and may contain misspellings. So as you start Ramadan and you're reading through the entire Qur'an, you're finding your way back to Jannah, b'idhnillahi ta'ala, throughout this month, insha'Allah, because this whole Qur'an is a road map to get back to Jannah. Make no mistake, brothers and sisters, Allah hears your du'a. Allah knows what is in your heart. The struggle, this may be your first Ramadan, this may be your last Ramadan. Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala knows. He knows what is in your heart and He knows when you call on Him. As we see other people anticipating this month of Ramadan, they condition themselves in sha'aban. Today, I'm tired, I'm not feeling so good. I see other people eagerly awaiting for taraweeh and I don't have that same feeling. Is my heart hard? What's really going on? Assalamualaikum warahmatullahi wabarakatuh, dear brothers and sisters. Ramadan Mubarak and welcome back to Qur'an 30 for 30, season five, walhamdulillah. We are in person this year. It is going to be a very special Qur'an 30 for 30, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. Before we get started, insha'Allah ta'ala, I hope you've seen the first episode of the Qadr series, of the Why Me series. And I hope you've seen that yaqeen has risen to the challenge every single time and that our resources have only gotten better. And that has been by your investment after the blessing of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. And so before you do anything else, insha'Allah ta'ala, I want you to click that link to donate to yaqeen. Automate your donations for the 30 days if you will. But whatever it is that you gave last year, insha'Allah ta'ala, or years prior, or if you're a first-time donor, at least match, insha'Allah ta'ala, what you did last year and do more, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. We're only going to grow our resources, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. We're only going to grow in quality and quantity, and we need your support, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. So please, with all the noble causes that are out there, especially for our brothers and sisters in Gaza right now, and all the noble institutions, we ask, insha'Allah ta'ala, that you also consider yaqeen a part of your investment, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. Also, you can download the e-book that has been put together
by Shaykh Ismail Qamdar for all of the four seasons of Qur'an 30 for 30. You can read summaries of the juz before you come to each session, and you can truly make this a Qur'an learning experience. We want you to listen every single night, insha'Allah ta'ala, tune in every night now, and reflect as a family, reflect with your community. Share the link to Qur'an 30 for 30. Share the link to the Why Me series. You never know whose life you might touch, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, with that. So participate in every way, and this year we're also doing something a little bit different. We're doing trivia, insha'Allah ta'ala, Qur'anic trivia. So we're going to ask a question every day from the previous juz, and ask you to participate in the comments below, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala. So the first question, since we're on juz one, who was the companion that famously recited surat al-Fatiha on a non-Muslim chief by the permission of the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam, as a form of cure? Who was the sahabi that recited surat al-Fatiha on a non-Muslim chief as a form of cure in the time of the Prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam? So go ahead and answer below, insha'Allah ta'ala. And of course, we're here with Shaykh Abdullah Duru. Alhamdulillah, Allah bless you. He's still, masha'Allah, ready to go with Qur'an, not so much on ping pong. His ping pong skills have sadly not increased at all. It's hard to start the year with, masha'Allah, Allah bless you. Alhamdulillah, man. It's a blessing to be with you, as always. Alhamdulillah, Allah bless you. An absolute blessing, alhamdulillah. Looking forward to the reflections, insha'Allah ta'ala, together. And Shaykh Tahir Wyatt. Shaykh Tahir, how are you, Shaykh? Alhamdulillah, Shaykh. Dr. Tahir Wyatt, the Fresh Prince of Philly, alhamdulillah. It just wouldn't be right to start the series without you, man. You know, subhanAllah, when I was listening to you say, fifth season, I'm like, I start counting on my fingers. I'm saying, subhanAllah, it literally is season five. I can remember season one, you know, when COVID hit. Being in the basement, right? Because that's where I could get the best, get the best internet reception. Being in the basement to record 30 for 30, you know,
or go live with 30 for 30, and now this didn't exist. Like, masha'Allah, Yaqeen didn't have a headquarters as it has now, subhanAllah. So to see the growth is truly amazing, man. Alhamdulillah, alhamdulillah. Truly a blessing from Allah, Azawajal. Shaykh, we went viral for the Fresh Prince thing. Was that season one or season two? No, that was, I don't know, it wasn't season one. Were you in the basement? No, I wasn't in the basement. That's how I know it wasn't season one. Must've been season two, you know. And masha'Allah, Charlie Mack went to Umrah with us. Amazing, right? Masha'Allah. So the brother that spun Will Smith in the opening of Fresh Prince, maybe we could put it up on the screen, insha'Allah. We met him in Umrah. Alhamdulillah, he didn't spin anyone in Ihram. That would have been bad. Oh yeah, in Ihram, that would be real bad. I don't know. I don't know if he could spin Shaykh Abdul. You think he could pick up Shaykh? Charlie, if you're watching this, we have a challenge for you, Shaykh. Can you pick up Shaykh Abdullah Durr and spin him? So maybe season six, we'll start off with Charlie Mack. You know, that's not a bad idea. That's not a bad idea. That'll be the intro for season six. But in any case, Shaykh, we're excited to have you, alhamdulillah. Your brothers and sisters, every night is insha'Allah in person. So it's a different vibe this year, alhamdulillah. And on top of that, every single episode will be 30 minutes, insha'Allah. So it's predictable. So insha'Allah, you can allot 30 minutes with your family every single night. With that, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, we'll go ahead and get started, insha'Allah ta'ala, with Juz one. Alhamdulillah, wassalatu wassalamu ala rasulina wa ala ahlihi wa sahbihi wa man wala. SubhanAllah, if you watched the first episode of Why Me, there is an incident there where Adam, alayhi salam, is walking around his children, walking through his descendants, and looking through his descendants, and seeing the light that they have. And I think that what we fail to appreciate is that Al-Baqarah starts off with the story of Adam, because Adam's story is our story. We also fail to appreciate, at times, the deep connection between qadr and jannah. You know, when you think about the articles of faith,
belief in the day of judgment, belief in the hereafter, that comes before belief in al-qada' wa al-qadr, and divine decree and predestination, because nothing makes sense without paradise. Nothing makes sense without a hereafter. There is no way to make sense of it without a hereafter. And so, when you read about the first story of man leaving paradise after his creation, and the entire story in the Quran that then unfolds is Adam, alayhi salam, trying to get back to jannah, and by extension, all of the children of Adam, alayhi salam, trying to get back to jannah, there's something deeply profound about that. And here's what I want you to remember. SubhanAllah, we come into just a few pages of Al-Baqarah, and Allah is speaking to Adam, alayhi salam, as he is leaving jannah, and Adam, alayhi salam, is calling back to Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, in repentance. In the last juz, Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, gives us the words that are said to the believer as they are leaving this world, hopefully coming back to paradise. May Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, make us amongst them. So, if you can remember this in juz 30, inshaAllah, when we get back to it, then may Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, bless you and reward you. But, qul nahbitu minha jameeAAa. So, it starts off in verse 38. Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, says, we said, descend, all of you. fa-imma ya'ti'annakum minni hudaa la-man tabiAAa hudaaya fa-laa khawfun AAalihim wa-laahum yahsanoon. So, when my guidance comes to you from me, whoever follows that guidance, there will be no fear upon them, nor shall they grieve. Basically, it is hudan lilmuttaqeem. This Quran is a guidance to the God conscious. You have your road map, ihdina al-sirata al-mustaqeem. Guide us to the straight path, oh Allah. Allah is giving you the way back to Him. The way back to Allah is the way back to jannah. So, as you start Ramadan, and you're reading through the entire Quran, you're finding your way back to jannah, bi-idhnillahi ta'ala, throughout this month, insha'Allah, because this whole Quran is a road map to get back to jannah. But what I want to, insha'Allah ta'ala, share as my reflection for today. It's really beautiful when you go to,
fa-talaqa aadum lil-rabbihi kalimat. That Adam, alayhi salam, was inspired with some words of repentance that Allah received from him. fa-taaba AAalayhim. And Allah, azza wa jal, forgave him. Now, the primary words are, wabbana dhalamna anfusana wa inna abtaqfir lana wa tarhamna lanakoon nana man al-khasireen. Oh, our Lord, we wronged ourselves. If you don't forgive us and have mercy upon us, we will surely be from the losers. And Allah says who the losers are, by the way. Alladheena ashtarood dhalalata bil-huda. Those who purchase misguidance with guidance. But those who succeed are the ones who call upon Allah in repentance. Two narrations I'll share, insha'Allah ta'ala, very quickly. The first one from Ibn Abbas, radiAllahu ta'ala, anhuma. He says, in this conversation between Adam, alayhi salam, and Allah, subhanahu wa ta'ala, as Allah, azza wa jal, caused him to descend from paradise after he committed his sin. Qala Adam, ya rab, alam takhnukni biyadik? Oh, my Lord, didn't you create me with your hand? Qeela lahu bala. Yes. Wanafakhta feeya min loohik? And you breathed in me from your spirit? Yes, O Adam. Wa a'tastu faqulta yurhamuka Allah? And I sneezed, and you said, may Allah have mercy on you? Yes, O Adam. Wasabaqat rahmatuka ghadabak? And your mercy has surpassed your wrath? Yes, O Adam. Bala, ya Adam. Wa katabta alayya an a'mala hadha? And you wrote upon me that I would commit this deed? Meaning what? It was part of my decree that I would commit this deed. I'm not blaming Allah for the sin, but it was part of the divine scheme that that sin would be allowed to occur, that I would commit that sin. Qeela lahu bala. Yes, O Adam. Qala arayta in tubtu? Hal anta raji'i ilal jannah? Listen very carefully, and remember this inshallah on just 30. O Allah, if I repent, will you return me to jannah? Qeela lahu bala. Yes, O Adam. You will return to jannah.
And so when we think about what it means to return to Allah, a return to Allah is a return to His favor, a return to His mercy, a return to His forgiveness. And it is a return to jannah. And Allah is assuring Adam alayhi salam, that though this deed of yours was written down, here is the writing on how you get back to jannah. And it's clear for all of us, guidance has been made distinct from error. All we have to do is now follow that path back. And this is when you open the mushaf, and you start your journey back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. Like Adam alayhi salam started his return back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala for the 960 years that he was on this earth. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala allow us to return to jannah, to our original home, return home to our abode, to be with our father, Adam alayhi salam, and with our beloved prophet, salallahu alayhi wa sallam. Allahumma ameen. InshaAllah ta'ala with that, I turn it over to our beloved, Sheikh Abdullah. Jazakumullahu khair. Hayyakallahu bayyakum. Bismillah wa salatu wa salam wa ala rasoolillahi wa ala alihi wa sahbihi wa man wala amma ba'd. First, I want to say congratulations to all of you to reaching this month of Ramadan. I'll never forget that I was in Al Medina one year, my second year as a student, and I was in the first row with a friend of mine in the Masjid al-Haram in Medina. And when they made the Takbir and they started to recite, we went through Salat al-Tarawih, and at the very end, they made the Dua. And the brother that was with me, MashaAllah, was from America, and he was just crying profusely. And I was trying to cry, but him crying profusely. At the end of the Salah, we're walking back to our bus as students to go back to our dorm, and he just kept saying, Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed us to reach this month of Ramadan. And he just kept talking about the fact that Allah has allowed us to reach the month of Ramadan, and He has given us guidance to come here and study in the Masjid al-Rasulillahi Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam. And to be of those that study this religion. All of us now, it's an opportunity that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la has brought us here. It's a blessing and an opportunity to stick with it and to always seek guidance, as was mentioned before.
The verse that I want to cover is in chapter number two, verse 137, particularly speaking about those that voluntarily choose guidance and those that do not. Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says, after I seek refuge with Allah from the accursed Satan, فَإِنْ آمَنُوا بِمِثْلِ مَا آمَنْتُمْ بِهِ فَقَدْ احْتَدَوْا وَإِنْ تَوَلَّوْا فَإِنَّمَا هُمْ فِي شِقَاقٍ فَسَيَكْفِيكَهُمُ اللَّهُ وَهُوَ السَّمِيعُ الْعَلِيمُ Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says here, and if they were to come to believe as you believe, they are on guidance. And if they turn away, then quite obviously they have been merely fallen into opposition to the truth. Allah will suffice for you the protection against them. And Allah is the all-hearing, the all-knowing. Break this up into three parts quickly. Firstly, Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says, if they were to believe as you believe, then they would truly be guided. Belief in Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. The fact that you are here and you've reached this month of Ramadan is that firm belief in Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. And the belief that the system that He gave you to fast sunup to sundown, from that which we need is a necessity, means that there is something greater, there's something transcendent, there's something beyond you, there is something holy that you trust in. Congratulations. The fact that you are trying your best is what Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la wants. So if those people, Ya Muhammad Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, that disbelieved in you, the mushrikun, the one that didn't want good for you, the polytheist that did not want good for you, from your own family, if they don't believe as you believed, O companions, O messengers of Allah Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam, they would be guided. If they would believe as you believed. Shows the importance of when we ask Allah, dina al-salat al-mustaqeem, as was mentioned, that we recite in the opening chapter of the Quran, guide us to the straight path because we know the importance of guidance. Realizing that we as Muslims, it's from our integrity of our faith to believe in the oneness of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la and to try our best to act upon it as all of us are doing
in this blessed day of Ramadan, the beginning of Ramadan. Then Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la continues to say, wa-in tawallu fa-innama hum fee shiqaq and if they were to be turned away, tawallu, for verily, they would quite obviously fall into opposition. This is important in regards to our integrity as Muslims. We understand that Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la is one and he has no partners and to have integrity in that. When you're at your workplace, when you're at school and they see that you're fasting, they automatically may say, ask, what's wrong with you? But when you tell them the reason why, it's something that is beyond the tangible world. For them to understand that, this shows that you have a level of importance in something beyond you, which brings forth integrity. Don't ever be afraid to say who you are and what you represent. Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la continues on to say, fa-siyakfeekahumullah and this is so important. Because of that belief that you have, because of that belief that people may deny or may not know about, Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la says, fa-siyakfeekahumullah Allah is sufficient for you. We see the manifestation of that today in Palestine. The manifestation of them saying, hasbi Allah, what does that mean? Allah is enough for me, Allah is enough for me, Allah is enough for me. wa-ni'mal wakeel and he is the ultimate one that I trust in. We trust in Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la when it's the middle of the day and we're fasting. We have to remember that there's something greater than me leaving off eating and drinking. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, mal lam yada'a qawla az-zoori wal-amala bihi fa-laysa lillahi haajatun fee an yada'a ta'amahu wa sharaba The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, whoever doesn't leave off ill speech and acting upon it, for verily Allah is not in need of his abandonment of eating and drinking. Make no mistake, brothers and sisters, Allah hears your du'a.
Allah knows what is in your heart. The struggle, this may be your first Ramadan. This may be your last Ramadan. Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la knows. He knows what is in your heart and he knows when you call on him alone, make that effort this month of Ramadan. May Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la make this month of Ramadan our best one ever and allow us to be those that recognize guidance and follow it to the best of our ability. Shaykh Tahir, barakAllahu feeq. Ameen. Alhamdulillah wa salatu wa salam ala Rasulullah wa ala alihi wa sahbihi man wala ma ba'd. I want to just, SubhanAllah, a small tweak. When Shaykh Abdullah mentioned that we fast from sunup to sundown, I remember hearing that as a new Muslim and it actually, I was fasting in the beginning from sunup to sundown and not from fajr until sundown. So I just wanna tweak that a bit because it's easy. It comes off the tongue very easy and that's the, Muslims really understand that concept but for new Muslims they may not or for non-Muslims they may not. And so I think it's just important to point that out as well as, and moving into the topic, what are we fasting for in the first place? You know, ultimately, our ultimate goal through this fast is to attain taqwa, to attain piety and God-fearing righteousness, being more conscious of Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la, more cognizant of him in our lives, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. And that is why it is so important for us at this very beginning day of Ramadan to begin to look internal, to look at our hearts because taqwa is found initially, its roots are in the heart. The heart is the seat of taqwa. The Prophet Sallallahu Alaihi Wasallam said, at-taqwa ha-huna, at-taqwa ha-huna. Three times, taqwa is here, it's in the heart. And we all know from the Prophet Alaihi Salatu Wasallam as well, that the heart is the king of the limbs. If it is sound and it is upright, then the rest of the body will follow. But some of us, Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la,
may be wondering about our own hearts. We may feel distanced from Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la. Maybe, you know, our last engagement with the Quran was months ago, or maybe even last Ramadan. And so we begin to wonder as we see other people anticipating this month of Ramadan, they condition themselves in sha'abin. Today, I'm tired, I'm not feeling so good. I see other people eagerly awaiting for taraweeh, and I don't have that same feeling. Is my heart hard? What's really going on? So these are questions that a real believer in Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la may have. And Allah Azawajal addressed this phenomenon in a very important ayah, the 74th ayah of Surah Al-Baqarah, immediately after the story about which the surah is named. So when Musa, and we need a little bit of context to understand the ayah, when Musa told his people, alaihi salam, told his people, inna allaha ya'murukum an tadbahu baqarah, Allah commands you to slaughter a cow. They say, you taking us for a joke? Is this some kind of, you're ridiculing us or what? What's the deal? And so Musa alaihi salam was responding to Bani Israel who came to him after a man had been murdered and they began blaming themselves because they didn't know who exactly did it. And so they came to Musa for advice. What should we do? And Musa says, alaihi salam, that Allah commands you to slaughter a cow. Fast forward, they were very reluctant. They wanted to evade doing what Allah Azawajal had commanded them to do. So they started asking all of these questions. What kind of cow? What's the color of the cow? Give us some more clarity. We don't know what to slaughter. And then eventually they did. And then they took a piece of that cow as they were commanded. They struck the corpse with that. The corpse came back to life and informed them of who had murdered them. Now, they didn't understand the hikmah, but you're supposed to do what Allah Azawajal
commands you to do, whether you understand the hikmah or not, because you know that he is al-Hakim subhanahu wa ta'ala, that he is the most wise. Allah Azawajal then says, kathalika yuhyi allahu al-mawta wa yureekum ayati. This is how Allah Azawajal brings life back to the dead. You have some doubts about resurrection. If you go starting from ayah 40 in Surah al-Baqarah, all the way up to there, to the ayat that we're dealing with, 74, Allah Azawajal is addressing Bani Israel, and they had some false beliefs as it relates to the hereafter and some doubts. So Allah says, this is how we bring life back to the dead. yuhyi allahu al-mawta wa yureekum ayati. And he shows you his signs. thumma qasat quloobukum min ba'di dharik. fahiyya kal hijara aw ashaddu qaswa. Then your hearts were hardened after that, even after seeing all of those signs. Even after all of that, the heart is still hard. You're still rejecting, stubbornly rejecting the truth. fahiyya kal hijara. Those hearts are like rocks. Aw ashaddu qaswa. And the scholars of Tafsir, many of them, say bal ashaddu qaswa, even harder than rocks. Why? wa inna minal hijarati lama yatafajjaru minhu al-anhar. Because from rocks, there are those that split and streams gush forth from those rocks. wa inna minha lama yashqqaq fayakhruju minhu al-ma. And from them, there are those that open up and water flows through. It doesn't gush out, but it flows through. wa inna minha lama yahbitu min khashyati allah. And from those rocks, there are those that fall down in awe of Allah. wa ma allahu bi ghafilin 3amma ta'maloon. And Allah is not unaware of what you do. Brothers and sisters in Islam, subhanAllah, Allah azawajal is telling us in this ayah implicitly, that even if your heart was like a rock, there's still hope.
Even if you feel like you're distanced and your heart is hard, there's still hope. And the best thing to soften that heart is what you're doing right now. You've tuned in right now because you want to get a closer connection to the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. You want to understand it better. It is this Quran that made the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam better in the month of Ramadan. The Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam, who was the best, became better in the month of Ramadan. Ibn Abbas radiallahu ta'ala anhuma, who was a young boy, he describes the Prophet alayhi salatu wasalam as being the most generous of all people. But he says that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam was even more generous in Ramadan. What's the reason? Because Jibreel would come to the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam every night in the month of Ramadan, fa yudarisuhul quran. They would study the Quran. The Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam would read to Jibreel the Quran. So this is the reason why the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam was even more generous in the month of Ramadan. Wallahi, if your heart is not just like a rock, but like a mountain, if it's like that, Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala is letting us know that the Quran will melt that hardness away. law anzalna hadhal quran ala jabal la raytahu khashi'an mutasadi'an If this Quran was revealed to a mountain, you would see it humbled, shattering in awe of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. So it is in this month inshallah ta'ala and I'm saying don't just allow the the idea of the Quran to remain an idea. Make a plan, not just an idea. Have a time that you set aside on a daily that you reconnect with the Quran or that you establish a deeper connection with the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and that time is fixed no matter what demands are in your life. You are going to give that time to the book of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and we conclude with the dua that the Prophet salallahu alayhi wasalam used to make and that we should
memorize and that he taught Zayd ibn Arqam radiyallahu ta'ala anhum. Allahumma aati nafsi taqwaha Oh Allah, give my nafs its taqwa. Give my soul its taqwa. This is what we want in Ramadan. Wa zakkiha, anta khairu man zakkaha and purify it. You are the best purifier of that soul. In fact, you are the only purifier. Anta waliyuha wa maulaha. You are its caretaker and you are its protector and guardian. Wallahu a'lamu. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless you, reward you, increase you, make you and all of us from the people of Quran. Allahumma ameen. SubhanAllah, one thing that really stood out to me from what both of you said, in the case of what Sheikh Abdullah reflected on, Allah is the only one who can protect you against them. And what Sheikh Tahir was talking about, Allah is the only one who can guide you back to him. Adam al-Islam, when he leaves paradise, he doesn't try to find an intercessor. He doesn't go try to talk to Jibreel alayhi salam or find someone to go, you know, make a connection for him back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. He completely owns the mistake and then comes back to Allah. And I remember, subhanAllah, Ibn al-Jawzi rahim Allah saying something to the effect that Adam al-Islam would never take a day for Jannah, in Jannah for granted again, right? That he is elevated in his rank. And can you imagine the state of the heart of Adam al-Islam as he comes back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala after all of this and realizes there's no shelter, no refuge from you except back to you. And I want to share this beautiful du'a inshaAllah and perhaps we'll put it in the comments. Mujahid rahim Allah says that of the words that Adam al-Islam said to his Lord, he said, Allahumma la ilaha illa anta subhanaka wa bihamdik. Oh my Lord, there is no God but you. All glory is due to you and all praise is due to you. Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi fa khfirli innaka khayrul ghaafireen. My Lord, I have wronged myself so forgive me. You are the best of all of those who forgive. Allahumma la ilaha illa anta
subhanaka wa bihamdik. Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi fa alhamni innaka khayrul rahimeen. Oh my Lord, you are the best of those who show mercy. So show mercy to me. So you're not just the best of those who forgive, you're the best of those who show mercy. So I'm coming back to you for your forgiveness. I'm coming back to you for your mercy. Allahumma la ilaha illa anta subhanaka. Oh Allah, there is no God but you or rather Allahumma la ilaha illa anta subhanaka wa bihamdik. Rabbi inni zalamtu nafsi fa tub alayya innaka anta tawwabur raheem. My Lord, you are the one who accepts repentance. So accept my repentance. You are the best of those who accept repentance. And it actually goes to the end of the surah. Wa'afu anna wa khfirlana wa arhamna. Anta mawlana fa ansurna ala alqawmul kafireen. We are going back to Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and asking him for his forgiveness, asking him for his mercy, asking him to pardon you because you know that it is only Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala who can bring you back to him. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala make us amongst those that return to him. Last word, Shaykh Abdullah. Last word, alhamdulillah. No, mashallah, I like how you mentioned in the du'a, you know, you're the best of this and the best of that. When we look at any name of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, he is the best of it. And that's why I think it's important to, in this month, as a catalyst and not something seasonal, you know, to look at these names of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala and just to ponder over them, what it means, the action, its manifestation in your life, and how can you have ta'assi, how can you act on that yourself. Allah is ar-rahman, he is the best of those that have mercy. How can I show mercy to my children, my family, my husband and wife, my mother and father? And the second point is what Shaykh Tahir mentioned. He made the analogy to transition over how our hearts may be hard as rocks, but Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala, the Quran, if it was revealed on a jabal, on a mountain, which is much greater than a rock, imagine what it does to our hearts, which he's mentioned earlier, some of us may say, man, my heart's too hard. Allah may not forgive me. You know, I don't know if I can enter into this month. I don't know if I
have what it takes. You have what it takes. May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala bless you in this beautiful month and make you strong. I mean, alhamdulillah, just a reminder as we close out, that Ramadan is also the month of dua. And it's not a mistake that Allah azawajal mentions, that when my servants ask you about me, that I'm close. It's not a mistake that that's mentioned immediately after the only ayah in the Quran that mentions Ramadan explicitly, surat al-Baqarah. And so us calling upon Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala in this month is very important, the duas that have already been mentioned. And I just want to, you know, subhanAllah, elaborate on something as a closure to this. When the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam is asking Allah to purify him, that he is the only one to purify, he is the caretaker of that soul and he is its guardian. There's a conclusion to that dua that a lot of people don't realize. It's the same dua. Oh Allah, I seek refuge in you from knowledge that does not benefit. Because the consumption of knowledge that is unbeneficial, it taints the soul. And from a heart that is not reverent, and this is what we're talking about right now, this heart that we want to be soft in the month of Ramadan. And then the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam says, and from a soul that is never content. I mean, imagine that person just keeps eating and eating, they never feel full, they're never satisfied. Similarly, subhanAllah, the soul has to have a limit of what it takes in from the dunya, otherwise it's just going to keep, and it's not going to be attached to the hereafter. And from a dua that is not accepted. We ask Allah azawajal to make us from amongst those whom always their dua is accepted by Him subhanahu wa ta'ala and who call upon Him night and day. Beautiful reflections to start off. InshaAllah ta'ala we'll see you all tomorrow night. Please do inshaAllah donate, download the book, and tune in inshaAllah ta'ala every day.
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